NIGP 96185: Utility Services, Water

NIGP 96185 Utility Services, Water is an Item code under which state and local governments procure water system infrastructure construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and associated professional services—including water main installation and replacement, pump station work, meter changeouts, treatment plant design, and force main extensions. Recent solicitations show active procurement across municipal water authorities, county water departments, and regional water districts for capital improvement and maintenance projects with contract values ranging from approximately $90,000 to multimillion-dollar infrastructure rehabilitation efforts.

Issuing bodies include city water departments (DeBary, Carmel, South Jordan, Manchester, Salt Lake City), county water systems and authorities (Greenville County, Orange County, Dracut Water Supply District, Jones County), municipal authorities and special districts (Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Capital Region Water, Plum Creek Municipal Authority, Brunswick-Glynn County Water and Sewer Commission, Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority), and transit authorities (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority). Geographic concentration is evident in Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Utah, California, South Carolina, Indiana, Maryland, and Georgia, with scattered activity across the Southeast and Midwest. The code shows consistent year-round procurement activity. Representative recent solicitations include the City of South Jordan's RFP for spray-applied structural-grade geopolymer culvert lining (1,680 linear feet, proposals due October 28, 2026), Dracut Water Supply District's IFB for Well 4 replacement including pump, motor, instrumentation, and piping (bids due November 12, 2026), Capital Region Water's 2027 Sewer System Improvements Project seeking unit-price bids for water main replacement and service line work (due October 27, 2026), and Greenville County's RFP for fire protection and underground fire-service line work at the Tigerville Fire Department with three separable service categories and a tentative award date of October 30, 2026. Pennsylvania prevailing wage requirements, Davis-Bacon compliance, and DBE or MWDBE participation goals appear frequently in construction-focused solicitations, particularly for funded infrastructure projects.